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To: KevinDavis

It leads to some interesting possibilities. I have to wonder how habitable a moon would be if it were tidally locked with its planet like ours is. A night that’s a couple of weeks long would get mighty cold I would think.

Also interesting is the possible day night pattern. You have the night that results from the rotation of the moon plus a “total night” that would result from passing behind the planet in the darkness.

We know from our own solar system that moons are pretty varied.


6 posted on 09/04/2009 5:49:03 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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Yes it might need more gravity. Yes it might alternate from extreme temperatures, but it would be yours.
7 posted on 09/04/2009 6:04:15 PM PDT by allmost
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